Name: Smiths Grove Mammoth Cave Dairy Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 300–400 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

300–400 lb steers averaged $404.80/cwt on 2 head.

Average price

$404.80

2 head · 375 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,518

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−171.98

vs KY average

−168.25 vs national

What quality paid 300–400 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	375	404.80	1,518	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 300–400 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

404.80

—

KY average15 barns · 133 hd

576.78

−171.98

National average110 barns · 1,564 hd

573.05

−168.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,655	219.83	3,639	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,368	180.39	2,468	128
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,757	179.99	3,163	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,124	157.66	1,772	129
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	1,260	195.58	2,465	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,298	222.62	2,890	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,420	148
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	—	—	$1,141	49
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$2,577	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	—	—	$2,458	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$2,267	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	—	—	$3,340	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	—	—	$3,197	19
Fresh/Milking Cows	Open	—	—	$2,500	3thin
Open Heifers	Open	—	—	$1,693	15

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Open Heifers	Supreme	0–100	—	2,031.82/head	1,325.00–2,500.00	2,032	11
Open Heifers	MediumBeef Cross	0–100	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Heifers	Approved	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	Supreme	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,750.00–3,150.00	2,950	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/A	0–50	—	1,212.50/head	700.00–1,475.00	1,213	46
Bred Heifers	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	3
Baby Bull Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	275.00/head	175.00–450.00	275	4
Baby Bull Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,571.70/head	500.00–1,950.00	1,572	97
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	2
Baby Bull Calves	N/ACrossbred	0–50	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,055	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,110	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	750–800	780	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,888	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	690	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,546	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	983	196.60/cwt	189.00–212.00	1,933	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	933	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,773	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,030	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,957	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	950–1000	965	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,181	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3Value Added	900–950	905	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,018	3
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	404.80/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Open Heifers	Approved	0–100	—	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Fresh/Milking Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	2,212.50/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,213	4
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,775.00/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,775	10
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	SupremeJersey	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Heifers	Supreme	—	—	3,358.82/head	2,400.00–3,950.00	3,359	17
Baby Heifer Calves	N/ABeef Cross	0–50	—	1,334.85/head	650.00–1,900.00	1,335	33
Baby Heifer Calves	N/AJersey	0–50	—	412.50/head	400.00–425.00	413	2
Baby Heifer Calves	N/A	0–50	—	787.50/head	550.00–1,050.00	788	14
Bred Cows	SupremeBeef Cross	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Open Heifers	Medium	0–100	—	687.50/head	625.00–750.00	688	2
Bred Cows	ApprovedBeef Cross	—	—	2,330.00/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,330	5
Bulls	—	—	2,150	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	5,827	1
Bulls	—	—	1,566	211.42/cwt	200.00–219.00	3,311	8
Bulls	—	—	1,756	228.37/cwt	221.00–245.00	4,010	12
Bulls	—	—	1,160	176.65/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,049	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,906	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	157.85/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,829	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	142.74/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,530	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	124.40/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,324	9
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,298	222.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	2,890	2
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,070	1
Dairy Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,276	197.80/cwt	190.00–204.00	2,524	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	172.98/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,418	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	189.41/cwt	181.00–213.00	2,508	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	158.91/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,382	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,880	169.22/cwt	163.00–175.00	3,181	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,636	194.82/cwt	182.00–211.00	3,187	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	173.95/cwt	166.00–184.00	1,917	35

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Farmers Regional Livestock Auction of Glasgow Dairy Auction - Smiths Grove, KY

Tue May 26, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 30Year ago 73

Slaughter CattleReceipts 318Last week 198Year ago 290

Replacement Dairy CattleReceipts 319Last week 220Year ago 215

Replacement Dairy Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	11	0–100	—	1,325.00–2,500.00	2,031.82
Open Heifers — Medium · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	825.00	825.00
Open Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	0–100	—	850.00	850.00
Open Heifers — Medium$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	0–100	—	625.00–750.00	687.50
Bred Heifers — Approved$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,950.00	3,950.00
Bred Heifers — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	2,400.00–3,950.00	3,358.82
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	2	—	—	2,750.00–3,150.00	2,950.00
Fresh/Milking Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Baby Bull Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	46	0–50	—	700.00–1,475.00	1,212.50
Baby Bull Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	4	0–50	—	175.00–450.00	275.00
Baby Bull Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	97	0–50	—	500.00–1,950.00	1,571.70
Baby Bull Calves — Crossbred$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	1	0–50	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Approved · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,212.50
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,330.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,775.00
—	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
—	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Supreme · Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Baby Heifer Calves — Beef Cross$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	33	0–50	—	650.00–1,900.00	1,334.85
Baby Heifer Calves — Jersey$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	2	0–50	—	400.00–425.00	412.50
Baby Heifer Calves$ per head · n/c wt
—	N/A	14	0–50	—	550.00–1,050.00	787.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	690	224.00	224.00
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
2	900–950	933	190.00	190.00
3	950–1000	983	189.00–212.00	196.60
1	1000–1050	1,030	190.00	190.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	780	242.00	242.00
3	900–950	905	223.00	223.00
1	950–1000	965	226.00	226.00
Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	375	390.00–420.00	404.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	530	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,150	271.00	271.00
8	—	1,566	200.00–219.00	211.42
12	—	1,756	221.00–245.00	228.37
2	—	1,160	173.00–180.00	176.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	155.00	155.00
5	—	1,880	163.00–175.00	169.22
7	—	1,636	182.00–211.00	194.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,159	150.00–165.00	157.85
19	—	1,072	135.00–150.00	142.74
9	—	1,064	110.00–130.00	124.40
35	—	1,102	166.00–184.00	173.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,398	165.00–180.00	172.98
68	—	1,324	181.00–213.00	189.41
12	—	1,499	150.00–164.00	158.91
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	220.00–225.00	222.62
Dairy Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	180.00	180.00
7	—	1,276	190.00–204.00	197.80

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 300–400 lb

What quality paid 300–400 lb

How it compared 300–400 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Dairy Cattle

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Slaughter Cattle